Non-refillable bottle.



D. A. BOYER.

NON-REPILLABLB BOTTLE. APPLIGATION FILED 11111.30, 1907.

Tnvrrnn sTaTEs PATENT serien.

DAVID A. I-IOYER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, DAVID A. Herrn, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a speciiication.

The object of my invention is to provide a bottle with means that will, after initial lilling, permit the discharge of the bottles contents, but when such contents have been discharged, will prevent absolutely the entrance ot' other liquid therein.

My invention is' fully shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a nonrellable bottle made in accordance with my invention, showing the same in position for filling; Fig. 2, is a horizontal sectional view of the bottle, showing it in the filled condition; Fig. 3, is a sectional view, showing the bottle inclined and discharging its contents; Fig. el, is a sectional view on the line a-CL, Fig. 1; Fig. 5, is a sectional view on the line L-Z), Fig. l; and Fig. G, is a sectional view on the line c-c, Fig. Q.

1 represents the body ofthe bottle, and 2 the neck, which is bulged as indicated to accommodate the elements designed to render it non-refillable. Mounted within the neck and supported by the tapering walls of the same is a cup-shaped shell 3, having a seat fl for a valve 5 and a guide G :tor a projection 7 carried by said valve. Disposed within this cup-like structure are a pair of balls S and 9; the ball 8 being considerably lighter in weight than the ball 9, and such ball S, if desired, may be hollow. The shell 3 has apertures 3 through which liquid may pass around the same or through which air may enter when pouring the liquid.

Covering the cup-shaped shell within the neck is a cap 10 having a corrugated inner surface and having an external flange 1l provided with grooves 12 forming air passages. This cap has a reduced upper portion 13 and a projection 14, and fitting the same is a collar l5 carrying a cap member 16 which lies over the projecting portion of the cap l0. The collar 15 is also provided with an external flange 17 having grooves 18 offset with respect to the grooves 12 of the cap l0, and on its under side has an annular groove 19 registering with a groove 20 in the cap 10 whereby communication between Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 30, 1907.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Serial No. 390,779.

the grooves of the lianges is provided for the passage of air when pouring the contents of the bottle.

The cup-shaped shell 3, together with the valve internally disposed therein, the light and heavy balls, and the two caps or collars, are assembled in the manner shown in Fig. 1, and prior to being disposed within the bottle neck, the valve is lifted from its seat and maintained in the raised position by means of a cord or wire 21 which passes around the projection 7 of the valve and is tied or otherwise secured above the cap member 16. The parts in this position are then assembled in proper relation to a bottle mold, and the neck of the bottle is formed around them in any suitable manner, or the neck may be made large enough to receive them and then finished by drawing the upper portion of the neck around such structure in the manner well known in inishing bottle necks. The finished bottle with the in the position noted is then filled with the desired contents and then the cord or wire supporting the valve is out and removed from the bottle. rIhe valve then drops to its seat and while the bottle is in an upright position, it is held thereto by the balls S and 9 within the cup-shaped shell, and said valve will maintain this position when the bottle is disposed as illustrated in Fig. 2.

In order to discharge the contents, I provide means for dislodging the valve, which,

in the present instance, consists of a heavy ball 25 disposed within the body of the bottle and freely movable therein so that when the bottle is turned to the pouring aosition it may engage the projection 7 anc dislodge the valve, and permit the discharge of the contents in the manner shown in Fig. 3; air entering the bottle through the passages formed by the grooves of the collars mounted over the cup-shaped shell 3. Vhen the bottle is empty, any attempt to lill it will be thwarted by the valve and the light ball, which will hold the former in place when inverted; and by reason of the peculiar formation of the cap and the projection of the collar below the same, it is impossible to insert any tool that might manipulate the balls and valve. Vhen in the inverted position the heavy ball 25 lies alongside the guide 6 for the valve projection 7 and may not touch such projection.

parts l claim l. ln a non-relillable bottle, the con'ibination of a cup-shaped shell disposed within the neck of said bottle and having an internal valve seat, a lreely movable valve disposed ivithin the shell and adapted to said seat, movable means Within said shell for keeping said valve to its seatv under varying conditions, said means comprising' a plurality of yherical members of differing specitic gravity, and means for dislodging said valve Yfrom its seat.

Q. rthe combination vvith a bottle, of a cup-shaped shell, a valve carried thereby, spherical members Within said cup for engagement vvith said valve, a collar mounted on top ot said cup and tting the bottle neck, said collar having` a projecting portion and a reduc-ed portion forming a shoulder, and a second collar litting over said reduced portion, said second collar having a cap lying over the projecting portion, such construction providing an outlet for the passage of liquid but preventing the insertion of a tool.

The combination vvith a bottle, of a shell litting the neck of the same and having a valve seat, a valve fitting said seat, means itor keeping said valve to its seat, means Within the bottle for dislodging said valve trom its seat, and a double cover for said shell, said cover having otl'set notches forming` air nassae'es but n'eventino' the insertion t. l a a of a tool.

-l-. The combination with a bottle, of a shell tilting the neck oi the same and having a valve seat, a valve litting said seat, a pair oit sphra'ical members ivithin said shell for keeping' said valve to its seat, one ot' said members being lighter than the other, a stem carried b v the valve, a guide tor said stein through `which the stem projects, a ring sleeve titting the shell, a cover ttor the same also lit-ting the shell, said members having communicating passages for the entrance or air, and a weighted member Within the botle Afor engagement With the projecting member or the valve to dislodge the same to permit tlovv of the liquid.

5. rl`he combination with a bottle, of a shell disposed in the neck of the same and having an internal valve seat, means t'or securing said shell Within the bottle neck, a val ve adapted to the seat of said shell, guides i'ior said valve, and movable means Within the shell for keeping' said valve to its seat under varying conditions, said means comprising a plurality ot spherical members ot' ditlering specitic gravity.

(3. The combination vvith a bottle, of a cup-shaped shell disposed Within the neck of the same and having an internal valveseat, a freely movable valve adapted to said seat, an apertured cover for said shell, and a plurality of spherical bodies vvithin said shell for keeping said valve to its seat under varying conditions, said bodies being o'l: dilitering specitic gravity with the lightest adjacent to the valve.

'i'. The combination with a` bottle, of a cup-shaped shell disposed Within the neck of the same and having a valve-seat, a freely movable valve adapted thereto, the lower portion ot said shell litting the neck snugly, an apertured cover for said shell, a retaining ring engaging said cover and tilting the ivall ot' the neck and having a cap disposed over the aperture of the cover, and 'freely movable means within said shell comprising spherical members ot' differing specilic gravity lor keeping said valve to its seat.

8. The combination with a bottle, of a cup-shaped shell disposed ivithin the neck ot the same and having a valve-seat, a freely movable valve adapted. thereto, guides for said valve, an apertured cover for said shell, a retaining ring engaging said cover and tit-ting the ivall of the neck, said ring having a cap disposed over the aperture of the cover, and a plurality of 'freely movable spherical bodies of dill'ering speciiic gravity Within said shell 'tor keeping said valve to its seat.

El. The combination with a bottle, ol a cup-shaped apertured shell disposed in the .neck of the same and having a vulve-seat, a 'freely movable valve adapted to said seat'. movable means ci'lniprising a plurality ot spherical members ot differing specific gravity 'for keepingsaid valve to its seat under varying conditions, a cover for said shell having a ta ered outlet, and a ring fitting the wall ot the bottle neck for securing said cover in place, said ring having' a cap disposed over the aperture in said cover.

lt). 'lhe combination with a bottle, o't` an apertured shell disposed in the neck ot the same and having a valve seat, the loiver end of said shell litting the bottle neck, a valve adapted to said seat, a plurality ot freely movable bodies of dirlering specific gravitv tor keeping said valve to its seat under varying conditions, an apertin'ed cover tor said shell, said cover having' a tapered outlet, a cap or guard carried by the cove' and serving to prevent the access of means to permit refilling ot the bottle and providing space adjacent to the margin of said outlet 'for the egress oiu liquid, and means engaging the cover and titting the ivall ot' the bottle neck tor securing said cover in place.

ln testimony vvhereot, l have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of tivo subscribing witnesses. A

DAVID A. llOYltlll'.

lllitnesses F. M. ANDERSON, CHARLES /YoNDEReRoNn.

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